St. Paul Real Estate Blog
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The blog covers posts on Home Buyers, Home Sellers, Foreclosures, Market conditions & home prices, Mortgage & Finance, and more.
Teresa Boardman is a licensed real estate broker, and the owner of Boardman Realty, a small, highly focused client centered real estate company, which is woman-owned and operated, specializing in St. Paul Minnesota and the Northern Suburbs.
St. Paul Real Estate Blog
2d ago
storage
As an adult, I have always lived in a smallish space. As the owner of an old (historic) house, I have never had a lot of closet space. I have gotten used to storing what we need and resisting the urge to buy or to hang onto stuff that will be stored most of the time.
There are a couple of options for storage. One would be a bigger house, another is using a storage space off site, and having less stuff to store.
Having less stuff to store is the best option for us. It is by far the least expensive option.
Before moving to a larger home consider how you are using your space today. Do you ..read more
St. Paul Real Estate Blog
4d ago
Marketing apples
Everything I have written about the apples shown above is true. They really are fat free and gluten free and they have no preservatives . . so buy my apples today!
I often see real estate agents market their services in a similar manner. They may offer a “Free market analysis” or “CMA”, yet that is a service agents rarely charge for.
When houses are selling quickly some agents will use the fact that they sold a house quickly in their marketing.
Advertising that we get more for your home is a no brainer. How much is more? How can it be proven?
Some real estate companies adverti ..read more
St. Paul Real Estate Blog
6d ago
Got shovel?
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun.
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6d ago
Yes, it is true real estate commissions are negotiable. They always have been.
Agents are independent contractors who set their own rates. Some agents will not negotiate. Agents are not required to negotiate.
There is no “going rate” but I’ll admit I have benefited from the myth. For many years I have charged less than what people believe to be the “going” rate.
Real estate agents are selling experience yet new agents often charge the same rate an experienced agent charges. Personally I wouldn’t pay it but people do.
There are many real estate agents to choose from. In fact, there are more age ..read more
St. Paul Real Estate Blog
1w ago
I wouldn’t mind living here. This is vacant retail space in downtown St. Paul. There are no current plans to covert the spaces in the picture to housing but we need more housing and the space has been vacant for a few years. Workers have returned to downtown but there are far fewer of them and few businesses too.
The spaces in the picture could be converted into lofts, taking advantage of the sunny southern exposure.
Vacant retail and office space downtown St. Paul
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St. Paul Real Estate Blog
1w ago
Today just the first day of spring. To be honest it doesn’t seem like we had a winter this year. The tulips and crocus are all early as are the buds on the trees. I have enjoyed a few bike rides already too and it is a good thing because there is some snow on the way. Expect snow on Thursday and then again on Sunday.
It is too early for yard work but it isn’t too early to transplant the rhubarb that I have been meaning to transplant.
I really do love flowers and plants too. I have been planning my garden in my head for weeks.
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St. Paul Real Estate Blog
1w ago
There are only two things that could happen that will bring housing prices down:
Lower demand
Higher supply
Tax credits or rebates will not bring housing prices down and neither will lower Realtor commissions. Housing prices keep rising because the demand is high and the supply is low.
We are seeing some relief in multifamily housing due to all the recent new construction of apartment buildings. The supply is higher which means rents are not going up as much.
During the great recession and the housing market crash builders stopped building new houses. The population continued to grow and ..read more
St. Paul Real Estate Blog
1w ago
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. This coming Sunday is St. Patricks day which means this year it is a three day event starting today. The parade will be tomorrow March 16th starting at noon and will begin at Rice Park, travel down 5th St. E, and end at Mears Park. For those who are not from around here Rice Park is in downtown St. Paul. It will be sunny and in the low 40’s for parade time which is not warm but not too cold either.
2018 Saint Patricks Day parade- Kid friendly
Celebrate the luck of the Irish responsibly and get a free ride on Metro Transit on Saturday, March 16, 2024 ..read more
St. Paul Real Estate Blog
2w ago
March can be a brutal month weather wise in Minnesota. Sometimes we have spring like weather followed by second, third and even fourth winter. We could still have a blizzard and a cold snap but as of now there isn’t any snow in the forecast and the coldest temperature predicted is 24 degrees.
In case anyone has forgotten what winter looks like in Minnesota in March, here is a photos I tool on March 10. 2019.
Alexander Ramsey House St. Paul, MN
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St. Paul Real Estate Blog
2w ago
Before deciding that the monthly association dues for a condo or townhouse are too high, find out what they cover and do some comparisons.
I don’t pay association dues, but it costs about $110 a month for homeowners insurance and another $25 for trash pick-up but that doesn’t include the part we pay through our property taxes. Water is about $53 a month. Add that up and we are already at $188 a month for items that are typically included in association dues.
We had the place reroofed a few years ago that cost several thousand dollars and is typically paid for with association dues. There are ..read more